Tag: cabovers: Page 3

Custom Rigs

Craig Ryan’s 1965 International CO4000: Lookback photos, more

Craig Ryan gives a personal account of his brief time trucking leased to Dart and otherwise hauling bees in the 70s and shares photos of his 1965 International CO4000 cabover.

January 27, 2015

Custom Rigs

10 more classic cabovers — all from you

A collection of great photos uploaded by Overdrive readers of COEs still in use and/or long-retired.

January 20, 2015

Custom Rigs

Photos and more: Highway Hank’s 1981 KW goes to trucking museum

Highway Hank Good donated his infamous 1981 Kenworth K100 Highway Hilton No. 1 late last year to the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum, where it will rest out its days.

January 15, 2015

Custom Rigs

Remember when truckers ‘had to drive’ cabovers?

Reader Greg Stanton asked the question attendant to his upload of this sharp Freightliner COE to Overdrive’s Reader Rigs gallery. After we shared the pic — and the question — on the Facebook page, lo and behold, turns out drivers do well remember those days.

November 14, 2014

Custom Rigs

VIDEO, photos: Robb Mariani’s custom ‘white whale,’ take two

A walk-and-talk around the former American Trucker host’s custom creation, the “Low Patrol” 1974 Ford he’s owned since 2003.

August 2, 2014

Equipment

Peterbilt medium-duty cabover rolls off assembly line

The Class 6-7 Peterbilt Model 220 cabover is suitable for an array of applications, from urban pickup-and-delivery to refuse and street sweeping and striping.

July 17, 2014

Business

Mack previews waste-haul cabover

At the WasteExpo show, which ended May 1 in Atlanta, Mack Trucks previewed the new LR series of low-entry cabover refuse trucks.

May 2, 2014

Business

Campfire stories

“One of the very best hings about MATS this year was being able to park in the Papa John’s lot and hang out with people who have been in the trucking industry since Jesus had a new pair of sandals.”

April 2, 2014

Channel 19

More wild vids from Volvo Trucks

Volvo Trucks’ latest Youtube hit — Jean-Claude Van Damme balances in a split between two trucks moving in reverse; also, find the last five of the company’s stunt vids, all showcasing some aspect of their European truck models.

November 26, 2013

Channel 19

Running around Cali: Martin Jez’ 1988 Pete cabover

California-based owner-operator Jez realized he’d need to upgrade his emissions system in the near term — he delayed the need by, well, buying old.

January 19, 2013

Overdrive Extra

Hebe leaves his mark on an industry he loved

All controversy aside, there are a lot of guys who love Jim Hebe. They see a reflection of themselves in his swagger, his can-do, never-say-die philosophy and his unquestioned passion for both trucks and the trucking industry.

October 8, 2012

Channel 19

How many people can you get in a truck cab?

During the reveal event for the new European Volvo FH cabover, a performance troupe illustrated the cab’s space to answer this question.

September 9, 2012